Jeff Healey, one of the most amazing talents Canada has ever produced passed away far too early at the age of 41. The only tribute I can give to him is the song that stirred me so much when Stevie Ray died.

My two favourite blues masters - reunited at last.

Six Strings Down
Aaron Neville / C. Neville / E. Kalb / K. Smith / Jimmy Vaughan 1998  from Lifeline (Blue Groove BG-9020),

Alpine valley in the middle of the night

Six strings down on the heaven-bound flight

Got a pick, a strap, guitar on his back

Ain’t gonna cut the angels no slack

Heaven done called another blues-stringer back home

 

See the voodoo chile holding out his hand

I’ve been waitin’ on you brother welcome to the band

Good blues-stringin’ heaven-fine singin’

Jesus, Mary and Joseph been lis’nin’ to your playin’

Heaven done called another blues-stringer back home

Lord they called another blues-stringer back home

 

Albert Collins up there,  Muddy an’ Lightnin’ too

Albert King and Freddy playin’ the blues

T-Bone Walker, Guitar Slim, Little Son Jackson and Frankie Lee Sims

Heaven done called another blues-stringer back home

Lord they called another blues-stringer back home

Lord they called another blues-stringer back home

Heaven done called another blues-stringer back home

Lord they called another blues-stringer back home

Heaven done called another blues-stringer back home